I joined FA seven months ago. When I listened to others share their stories at my meetings, I knew I was at the right place, at long last. I battled with yoyo dieting for a long time, until I thought that perhaps I should go quietly into the sunset of my 77 years and accept what is. Then, out of the blue I found FA! I was not even looking for another solution. But then, a fellow “Exercise Club Member” of days gone by happened to cross my path. She looked better than ever before. I almost did not recognize her. I stood there with my mouth wide open, as she told me about FA and invited me to come to a meeting with her. My reply was, “I will come. But first, I want to get Easter Sunday over and done with.” That Easter was (hopefully) my last binge. After Easter, I attended my first FA meeting. I took a sponsor, and stepped into this new world of freedom from food addiction through this awesome FA program!
To think that, at this age, I am learning and striving for improvements in myself that I thought were now impossible! Today I realize the powerful grip of addiction. I didn’t know that I could not overcome my addiction to flour, sugar and quantities on my own. Thanks to my higher power working through FA’s understanding fellowship, I feel I have indeed been handed a life-line!
Today, I am so very grateful and in awe of this great miracle – freedom from the food that FA abstinence is giving me.
I have learned that age is no barrier to learning all that this wonderful program has to offer me. I now look forward to being able to be a guide for others who like me, have suffered the ravages of hungers unfulfilled!